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Epidendrum nocturnum 'MC747' -spontaneous
 
 
 
 
Number: TN1914
Name: Epidendrum nocturnum 'MC747' -spontaneous
(Acquired incorrectly named as Epidendrum pseudepidendrum)
Type: spontaneous    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Rick Sumner  (Email: rksumner@syix.com)
 
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Pod Parent Flower
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: It grows very vigorously in intermediate to warm conditions. In my conditions humidity varies between 70% (day) to 95% (night) while light is about 4000 ft candles.
 
Comments: Parent plant: The flower size is about 2 1/2 inches across, and the plant is evidently self-pollinating as I have few "bugs" in my greenhouse but many capsules. The plant blooms in late fall to winter (November - January in northern hemisphere). The flowers last about 2 weeks or less whereupon a seed pod begins to swell. The pod will mature in about 6 months. The parent plant grew to blooming size in about 2 years after unflasking.
 
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 79°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Epidendrum   From Greek "epi" upon; "dendron" tree. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of nocturnum   From Latin "nocturnus" nightly. Referring to the strong fragrance during the night. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Epidendrum   eh-pee-DEN-drum (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of nocturnum   nok-TUR-num (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Availability: We have sold all of the flasks for this item.
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Yield Estimate: 180 plants (based on flask surveys done 07/19/2002 through 10/04/2004)
Yield estimates are only approximate, but may appear to be fairly exact numbers because they are a combination of large rough estimates in remaining mother flasks and more accurate small estimates in reflasks.
Plantlet Sizes: From many flasks 25 - 60 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 01/08/2003 through 02/02/2005)
From one most recently surveyed flask 30 - 60 mm (02/02/2005)
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.

ORIGIN/HABITAT: Distributed from southern Florida, through Mexico and Central America, the West Indies, and into northern South America as far south as Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. Plants grow mostly as epiphytes on trees and rocks, but occasionally may grow as terrestrials. They are found in both wet and dry regions, growing in tall, evergreen lowland forest, in open fields, and disturbed forests. Plants most frequently are found at elevations between 350 and 3300 ft. (100-1000 m), but collections have been reported from as high as 6550 ft. (2000 m). This widely distributed orchid has been collected many times, and a long list of collection locations, elevations, and dates is available at Tropicos.
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